2026 Kennedy Prize Catalogue

47 | (Don’t) Pig Out! | Donovan Christie | $20000 | Oil on Linen

Beauty can emerge from the most unlikely places. (Don’t) Pig Out transforms an iconic Australian birthday cake into a playful reflection on beauty and indulgence, where nostalgia, kitsch and consumption collide. The work asks how context shapes what we find beautiful, and how a painting can elevate the ordinary into something extraordinary.